Iâm Virginia, a writer enjoying the art of writing. I hope you enjoy and stick around for poems & short stories while we wait on myself to finish my books⊠Iâm mainly a romance, historical, gothic horror, and literary fiction author and contemporary poet. Though, I do dabble in the nonfiction essay here and there.
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MY WORKS
la mascarade au clair de lune
gothic horror | sapphic | literary fiction
a place where I can explore inner-solitude within myself and my characters. Here, we explore the beginnings of a war away from home. What do we become when alone, and who do we allow ourselves to be when given freedom?
looking through gilded windows
historical fantasy | mythology | romance | literary fiction
a project that has become my life-long journey to explore the inner workings of the heart and what it wants: divinity. What is divine; why does humanity desire it so much; is it achievable? Questions answered through the myth Psyche & Eros.
going back to my roots: new and old, I explore my personal identity through characters that miss theirs just as much. People who work hard to regain what they have lost, and forced to recover what is beautiful.
aurora morphos
contemporary | romance
feeling out of place for barely making into a prestigious gradschool, Elena Manlangit finds herself going toe-to-toe with the most high-achieving student there: Adonis Arcieri.
silence the siren
historical | literary fiction | mixed media
exploring her late motherâs collections for her will, Adelaide von Meer uncovers the greatest composer Vienna has never known.
talakrusan
historical | fantasy | mythology | literary fiction
two chieftains discover they need each other as lighting needs the rain as they race across the (pre-colonial) Philippine Islands to return a fallen star to her siblings.
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"... but today, I was something they had never seen before. A monster. A miracle."
- Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
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Originally, I had picked Siren Queen by Nghi Vo for its aesthetic.Â
Yes, Iâm a human who succumbs to marketing choices and superficial beauty of covers.Â
However, what I found was a true gem, and it speaks volumes of the artistic decisions of this cover that I was able to pick it up. In a way, Iâm thankful. Otherwise, I would have missed out on a beautiful story about what we do for our dreams and the obstacles and choices that come with it.Â
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(Warning for spoilers ahead)
Told through a memoire, Siren Queen is Luli Weiâs voice and the story she has to tell. Voâs writing style made Luli feel real. Here was a woman who tells you how it is: her thoughts, her opinions, her reasonings. She tells you enough as it is without needing to drive a point to the ground that I appreciate as a reader.Â
Luli Wei isnât a good person. She knows the mistakes she makes and makes it incredibly clear, yet I continued to want to root for her. I wanted to see how her story unfolds and how she grew into her success. When reading, I entered the world as a different kind of spectator. I became Luli Weiâs audienceâ one of her adoring fans wanting to know about her rise to stardom.
I neglected mentioning another reason why I decided to read this book. In truth, Iâve been obsessed with the Hollywood Golden age and stories of it, which influenced my choice in picking up this novel. Listening to Singing in the Rainâs soundtrack, wistfully remembering Sound of Musicâs scenes, primed me for more media on the Hollywood setting. Despite the plethora of novels and movies that romanize and dramatize the life of actors in this era, Siren Queen offers a new perspectiveâ one not often told in this setting. Luli Wei's story is about the life of a Chinese woman in the film industry. The novel treats the prejudice and racism she faces with seriousness and a personal understanding of the matter. Itâs a part of her everyday life, whether it is stated directly or exists subtly.Â
It also improves on the genre with its magic realism. Magic exists so naturally in this universe. I understood the magic was real without needing explanations because it was written so seamlessly. Itâs an everyday thing, just as much as any science. Itâs never âin-your-faceâ or made a big deal; itâs another fact of this universe. It adds to the mystic behind Hollywoodâ a metaphor for the already existing intrigue of that type of life.
Her story with her family was so heart-wrenching and familiarâ full of hurt and love. She lived a life that felt lonely and exhausting to her. Sheâs dealing with losing her Chinese identityâby giving up Cantonese, her familyâ in favor of the blinding beauty that is Hollywoodâ one she fights throughout the book to not be excluded from her race.Â
Her relationship with her little sister is all too real and incredibly interesting. They love each other deeply, understand one another, and no one else will understand the laundry or the trauma theyâve gone through from their father, and mother. The lesson of sisterhood and forgiveness was one of the most powerful ways the book ended the climax. Luli stole her sisterâs name, abandoned her, and it torments her the entire time. Itâs in subtle ways, and Luli always makes a point to mention it throughout the novelâ signalling the emotional stress it causes her.
Itâs only when sheâs at her breaking point in the movie industry that she runs away in search of her sisterâ her home she has lost despite it existing so close. She attempts to reconcile, to right the wrongs sheâs done, to love the person who understands her entirely. It was beautiful that Luli (the real Luli) forgave her but set boundaries. The option to become a part of each otherâs lives was given to her court, and sheâs skeptical but open to the idea. It was my favorite way the novel fulfilled Luliâs story, and was the perfect set up for the rest of the novel.Â
In fact, itâs deeply involved in Luliâs journey to realize who she wants to be as an actress. Throughout, sheâs been drifting, having goals and ideas of what not to be and what she could be, but never truly deciding for herself. The outer perception of her racial identity puts her in a box. She goes along with others ideas: Jacko, Greta, Emmeline, the Pipeline⊠However, itâs after her trip to see her sister again, where she really chooses for herself and breaks from the box. She gives herself options: knowing who she does not want to be, but allowing the opportunity to do something she loves.Â
And, she enjoyed being a monster, the Siren Queen.
Speaking of love mentioned with her sister, letâs talk about the other types of love Luliâs relationships tell. I was in awe of the queer romances in this novel, and had not expected it! They were written with so much dedication and love towards the queer woman experience. None were the same, all different forms of the same love, and I adored how they crossed over in various ways. Luli finding a friend in the two of them in the end was beautiful.
And, I appreciated how her endgame relationship with Jane is in the margins and the ending. It signals that the love she shares with her is for them aloneâ that Hollywood cannot get this one thing for itself because itâs for Luli to share on her own terms, just as sheâs gained the ability to make her job her own.
Overall, Siren Queen is a glorious read. Luli had so much to say and tell, and I enjoyed all of it. It was one of those books I was excited to read every time I woke up. Seriously. My routine would be: make tea, complete my Animal Crossing: New Horizon chores, then bury my head into this book until I was hungry for breakfast (or running late to class). I absolutely, honestly, cannot recommend it enough.
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